Local ERs are already seeing lots of visits for tick bites. Here’s what to know.
Prevention methods have been the same for a long time. But one thing’s changed in the last few decades in Massachusetts: More ticks, and more diseases.
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Some African immigrant-owned businesses feel shut out from World Cup events
Just 51 days out from the first World Cup match in Boston, a number of African immigrant-owned businesses say they are struggling to obtain grants and secure spots to be vendors at city watch parties.
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She gave her mom a kidney. Now, she’s taking on the Boston Marathon.
Kortney Hixson donated a kidney to her mom, saving her life. She spoke on GBH's All Things Considered about that journey and the impact of organ donation. -
Tablet learning is booming in Mass. prisons
The tablets’ content offer basic education, vocational courses, resume building, job training and reentry preparation. -
Mass. House proposes state spending boost, warns of economic uncertainty
The $63 billion spending plan would not raise taxes on Massachusetts residents. -
‘It’s changed everything:’ Boston Marathon bombing victims honored 13 years later
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and Gov. Maura Healey marked the 13th anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombing by joining the families of the victims at a wreath-laying ceremony on Boylston Street on Wednesday. -
Pure Oasis owner blames state’s ‘bureaucratic insanity’ for abrupt dispensary closure
Evans says the state Department of Revenue froze his cannabis company's bank account for owing back taxes despite an approved grant — also from the state — that would have paid it down substantially.
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